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10-A Thursday, June 4, 1981 The Billings Gazette Local and area deaths and funerals Marriage House price hits $84,000 (Due to an error, only pari of the following ttory appeared in Wedneiday' Gazette. The entire story is reprinted note.) WASHINGTON (UPI) -The average cost of a new house in April reached a record $84,00, the government reported Tuesday, putting it out of reach for more than 97 percent of American families by a trade group's estimate. April new home sales fell 14 percent from March to 42,000 nationwide, which the National Association of Home Builders, the industry LOCAL DEATHS Fred "Mac" Magnitzky, 86, of 114tt St. Grace Fadden, 91, St. Paul, formerly of Billings Alvin A.

Kline, 62, of 800 Minnesota Ave. Norman Hobbs, 59, of 710 N. 18th St. AREA DEATHS Myrtle Luella Hunsaker, 97, Greybull, Wyo. Emma Lee Bylund, 75, Sheridan, Wyo.

Stephen Dale Stender, 18, Sheridan, Wyo. Gary Fritz, 14, Circle Richard L. "Dick" Henthorn, 58, Big Timber Bernice Miller, 51, Sidney Stephen J. Ladick, 81, Milnesville, Penn. Sue Chemodorow Sue Chemodurow, owner of the "Threaded Needle" shop on Level 3, spent a lifetime doing more than putting thread on material.

The wife of Dr. Theodore Chemodurow, and a resident of Billings for 25 years, she died Wednesday at her home, 1412 Granite Ave. She was 61. An expert on the history of be the penalty since 1975. However, Congress doesn't want to repeat its mistake of creating a penalty for one group while providing relief for another.

The proposal with the best chance of passage would allow the lower-paid spouse to deduct his or her earnings up to $30,000. Thus the maximum deduction would be $3,000. This plan, approved last year by the Senate Finance Committee, would not reduce the marriage penalty altogether, but it would cut it in half or more. It would cost the U.S. Treasury about $2.7 billion, but that is still less of a drain than other proposals for dealing with the marriage penalty.

The second-income deduction route would create a new inequity: A two-earner family would pay less taxes than a one-earner family of the same size and total sifying to eliminate or at least ease the marriage penalty. It was created 12 years ago when Congress revised the tax laws. The lawmakers' purpose then was to reduce a sizable penalty imposed on single taxpayers, but the correction created a new problem: The tax on the combined income of a husband and wife with comparable salaries is considerably higher than it would be if the earners were single and reported their incomes separately. To get around paying the extra tax, some married couples have gotten divorced, some singles live together out of wedlock, and some who find cohabitation morally uncomfortable have postponed wedding plans. As a consequence of the uproar, the tax cut that Congress finally adopts this year is almost certain to deal with the inequity, says Rep.

Millicent Fenwick, who has been championing efforts to erase Alvin A. Kline Alvin A. Kline, 62, of 800 Minnesota who died Tuesday of a heart attack, retired as bus and limousine driver after 20 years with the Yellowstone Park Co. He spent summers in the national park and winters in Arizona. He retired in 1969 to Townsend, and in 1979 moved to Billings, and became a night watchman at the Midland Empire Packing Co.

His hobby was gardening, and he was an avid baseball fan. He was born in Jamestown, N.D., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlib Kline. In 1927 he moved to Forsyth, later lived in Washington and in 1929 returned to Shepherd, to work in -the beet fields.

He was in the Montana National Guard and on active duty before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the war he returned to the Huntley-Shepherd area. Survivors include his wife; a stepson, Sheldon Bowman of Helena; two stepdaughters, Doris Wilbur of Ever-. ett, and Beverly Bovee of Missoula; his mother, Emma Kline of 417 15th St. a sister, Ada Gore p( 417 15th St.

three brothers, William Kline of Earl Kline of San Jose Calif, and Kenneth Kline of 929 Custer seven step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Smith's Downtown Chapel. Burial will be in the Huntley Cemetery. Grace Fadden Grace Fadden had lived about 20 years in Billings, and moved in the 1970s to St.

Paul, Minn. She died Monday in St. Paul, at 91 years of age. Survivors include her husband, Clark M. Fadden of St.

Paul; and two sons, Lee K. "Bucky" Andrews of Denver, and Jack Andrews of Bremerton, two grand- daughters and several great-grand children. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in St. Paul, with the Holcomb Henry Funeral Home in charge.

Jones page witching stitchery through the ages, she taught all the ordinary and eccentric transformation of common yarns into tapestry and art works. She was also a writer. A free-lance journalists and member of Montana Press Women who received several national awards, Mrs. Chemodurow for 12 years wrote and edited "Nuggets," a state medical association newsletter. As a contributing editor to the American Medical Association's "M.D's Wife," her bimonthly column told ways in which doctors' wives could be of service to communities.

And her hobby was putting stitchery pattern directions into publishable form. Card 01 Hianka AAJSW. S. CHEMODUROW The family of Albert Berlnger will hold in grateful remembrance the' kind expression of sympathy from all. AnnoancMMfitt Or.

Cabrera will be on vacation June 4th to July 6th. Dr. William demonstrated by the preparation of new program proposals for Eastern that were forwarded to this office for consideration and ultimately approved by the Board of Regents." Those programs included EMC's new School of Business and the human-services degree program. Jones is serving as acting dean of the business school in addition to his duties as vice president. Jones was attending the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University when he was named to the EMC position in 1978.

His previous jobs included assistant to the president at Oregon State University and two administrative positions at Moorhead State University in Minnesota. Van de Wetering said an acting vice president would be named after Jones submits his resignation. A search committee would then be formed to find a permanent replacement for Jones. Richardson said he would recommend that a permanent academic vice president not be selected until Van de Wetering's permanent replacement as president is named. "The new president then would have the opportunity to pick his vice president." EMC will get an acting president during a search for Van de Wetering's Bloomsburg is the third largest of 14 colleges in the Pennsylvania State College and University System, which soon will be renamed the Keystone System.

It offers more programs to students than EMC and will give Jones a bigger salary. Jones currently is earning $37,700 and was due for a $3,800 increase next fiscal year. Jones said his exact salary at Bloomsburg will not be determined until after the trustees make his appointment official. Like Van de Wetering, Jones has been under fire by many faculty members because of disagreement over administrative policies and actions. Jones, however, said he is leaving only because of the professional advancement.

"Eastern has been very good to me," he said. "Dr. Jones has done a fine job at East-em and will be missed," Van de Wetering said. State Commissioner of Higher Education John A. Richardson, who knew Jones in Oregon before both men came to Montana, said he has "always been impressed with (Jones's) professional competencies and with his ability as an academic administrator." Jones, Richardson continued, "has been able to work very effectively with the staff in the commissioner's office as Dobni, whose former practices were in Glasgow Forsyth Is taking his place in his absence.

Held over by popular demand "The Odd June June 19-20. 1 -348-3821 for reservations. PER SCHWARTZWALD If you would like a free haircut in one of our advance training sessions, please call: C-Ring West 656-0191 RAGTIME received shipment of swimwear In Pre-Teen sizes. Rimrock Mall 656-9770 TAMI HUEBNER formerly of Head Hunter Barber Shop, is now with Gentleman's Choice, 2329 AMerson. Ph.

656-3383 Yet she referred to herself as the "most uncreative member of the Montana Institute of the Arts." Mrs. Chedmodurow was instrumental in organizing the Billings Unitarian Fellowship and The Friends of the Library group. She had been president of the Montana Society for General Semantics. She opened The Threaded Needle shop in 1970, and was the charter president in 1980 of the local chapter of The Embroider's Guild of America. Born Anna Sue Adams, a daughter of Paul Stanley and Laura Kennemeer Adams of Little Rock, she worked in her father's printing business, and graduated from St.

Mary's Academy at Little Rock. She attended a Phoenix, college, and Northwestern University, Chicago, 111., where she worked in the central offices for the American Medical Association. She met and married her husband, while he was a medical student, and was married in 1954 in Bozeman. They settled in Billings, where he practised psychiatry. Survivors include her husband; a son, Tim of Bozeman; a daughter, Gail Chemodurow of San Francisco; a sister, Bette King of 540 Ave.

and a brother, Paul Bruce Adams of Buffalo Grove, 111. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Cremation has taken place. trade group, said is the second-lowest monthly figure in 11 years.

"The portends severe housing problems in the future," said Dr. Jack Carlson, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. At mortgage interest rates quoted during the first 10 days of April an average of 15.25 percent across the country the monthly principal and interest payment on an average house, with 10 percent down, would be $943.49, said the Mortgage Bankers Association. Bob Sheehan, director of economic research for the homebuilders, said fewer than 3 percent of American families could afford to buy the average house, based on generalized income standards. It was far worse in some sections of the country.

Regionally, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development found the average price of a new home reached $94,700 in Northeast states, $91,400 in the West, and $90,800 in North-Central states. Only in the South was the regional average below the national average at Potential homebuyers are hard hit by inflation, which has increased the cost of the government's same "constant house" of 1,700 square feet from $54,200 in 1977 to $79,900 in the first three months of this year. Not only do the high interest rates make the payments higher and the loans harder to qualify for, but they also starve savings and loans of both deposits and profits. That makes mortgage money harder to find even for those who can pay for it, and contractors, faced with expensive construction loans, cannot build as many units or carry them unsold as long. "Rising mortgage interest rates are killing home sales," said Herman J.

Smith, president of the. home construction group. He said no turnaround is expected until interest rates recede. Smith Afchelott'i-Sawyers' Mortuary 1001 ALDERSON AVE. 2-3417 Parking lot Adjacent SHAVER Thomas H.

Shaver, 75, of 1215 Juneau Drive. Cremation, has taken place. No services are planned. STARK Edward M. Stark, 70, of 2220 Be-loit Dr.

Funeral service 10 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church. Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials to the Church Building Fund. DeWITT Jack Allen DeWitt, 52, of 1429 Ave.

C. Body has been taken to the Aurora Chase Mortuary in Aurora, Colo, foi funeral service and interment there. STARNES Eleanor P. Starnes, 73, widow of Lonie Starnes and mother of Lawrence G. Starnes, 4242 Phillips St.

The rosary will be recited 8 p.m. Friday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Little Flower. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

CHEMODUROW -Anna Sue, age 61, of 1412 Granite wife of Dr. Theodore Chemodurow. Memorial services 1 p.m. Friday, June 5, in Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. The body has been cremated.

2 LOCATIONS IN BILLINGS' Smith Terrace Gardens Chapel Between Broadwater Central Avenue onv 34th Street Weat 2454427 Smith Downtown Chapel 120 N. 26th St. 245-6427 Parking Lot Adjacent Checks FROM PAGE Fred Magnitzky Fred "Mac" Magnitzky began work in Billings in the service department of Midland Dodge, when it was known as the former Mulvaney Motors. Until last March, because of his age, he would take a taxi to the dealership to work a few hours almost every weekday. A sports enthusiast, he was an avid New York Yankee baseball fan.

Mr. Magnitzky, of 114Vi N. 26th St, died Tuesday, at age 86 in the St. Vincent's Hospital. Bom and educated in New Orleans, he was in the Army during World War then enlisted in 1922 for a four year hitch in the Marine Corps, and continued until 1930 as a member of the Marine Reserves.

He had also worked in construction in California and Montana. There are no known survivors. Memorial services will be at 10 am. Friday in the Smiths Downtown Chapel. KLINE Alvin age Some stores may require more identification now and Luckey said one of his clients is even talking of trying to run his business on a "cash-only" basis.

Identification has always been a big problem for stores that take checks, Luckey said. A phone number or address is essential for any collection agency, and law enforcement officers need plenty of proof of identity to prosecute check cases. "I've gone into some stores and cashed checks where all they ask is my driver's license number," Lucky said. One thing people who write bad checks do get is a lot of bad publicity. Luckey's organization publishes a list of check bouncers and so does MACS.

The lists are provided to customers who subscribe to their services. Billings businesses are really "over a barrel" when it comes to checks, the MACS spokeswoman said. "This is a check-oriented community and it always has been," she said. "Businesses lose money if they don't take checks. It's hard to limit it to local checks, especially at Rimrock Mall where there is a lot of trade coming in from out-of-town." Rubber checks are a major problem in Billings, she said, "because people still think like this is a small town.

In many big cities you just don't carry your checkbook around expecting to pay with checks. You go to the bank and cash a check and carry the money around." During the month of May, MACS' 250 customers sent in 1,311 bad checks for a total of $25,903 in losses and May was a fairly slow month. MACS' collection rate is about 70 percent. The overall figure for bad checks in Yellowstone county is about $400,000 a month Luckey said, but it has been as high as the $1.18 million reported in the first week in November of 1979. Luckey, who collects mostly for wholesalers and service industry companies, said that when one of his 157 customers brings a check to him, he contacts the person who wrote the check either by phone, letter or a personal visit.

If that doesn't bring results, a civil suit is filed in either Justice or District court. Justice Court handles cases under $1,500 and District Court gets the rest. In 1979, Luckey only had to sue about 40 percent of the bad check writers. Now he says he has to take 60 percent to court. Cases under $100 are usually written off as bad debts because the cost of filing suit makes trying to collect the debt unprofitable, he said.

Most of the checks reported to police during the last year have been for less than $100. Sheriff Richard Shaffer said Monday that the city has about 2,000 bad check cases a year and his office got about 600. Richard L. Dick' Henthorn BIG TIMBER Richard L. "Dick" Henthorn, who had worked for the Montana Highway Patrol since 1955, died Wednesday morning in Billings St.

Vincent Hospital. He was 58. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion, Overland Golf Course and Men's Bowling Association. Born in Centralia, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Henthorn. He attended schools in Harlowton and in 1949 married Patty Jo Kinham in Harlowton. They moved to Big Timber in 1957. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Rick and Rob, both of Big Timber, Mike of Billings, and Dennis of Belgrade; his mother of Big Timber; and a granddaughter. Services will be 2 p.m.

Saturday in Big Timber Lutheran Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Lowry Funeral Home is in charge. b2, of 800 Minnesota Ave. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday, June 5, at Smith's Downtown Chapel.

Interment in Huntley Cemetery. MAGNITZKY Fred "Mac," 86, of 114V4 N. 26th St. Memorial services 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, at Smith's Downtown Chapel.

LAOREL Smith-Cathmpre Memorial Chapef 628-4821 Columbui Smith-Cathmore Memorial Chapel 322-4416 RED LODGE Okotr Funeral Chapel 446-1121 Leona, age 70, of Roberts. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, in St. Thomas Church in Roberts. Rosary 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in 01-cott Funeral Chapel. Interment in Roberts Cemetery. Funeral Chapels Billings 248-8807 10 Yellowstone (Parking area at Division Wyoming) Police arrest robber suspect Atlanta FROM fAsTP) BALLARD Sidney age 53, of 830 Miles Ave. Memorial services 10 a.m. Thursday, June 4, in the Dahl Funeral Chapel.

warning had been issued for young black adults, despite the fact that five of the last six victims have been 21 or older. "We're concerned about all people," Brown said. 446-1800 Red Lodge Bozeman 586-5298 Card (f Thank Billings girl is governor at Girls State HELENA (AP) Kelly Holmes, a junior at Billings Senior High School, was elected governor Wednesday of the 34th annual session of Montana Girls State. The gathering is under way at Carroll College. Kelly's Blue Party running mate was Kira Knight, also of Billings.

Marcia Bloemendaal of Great Falls and Laurie Olson of Bozeman were elected girls nation senators. Others elected included Attorney General, Me-linda Maddux, Shepherd. Secretary of State, Annette Marchesseaul Dillon. Auditor, Cindy Chapman, Hinsdale. Superintende nt of Public Instruction, Mary Gress, Glendive.

Clerk of Court, Renee Peluso, Great Falls. Public Service Commission, Adele Boulter, Missoula; Shona Glennie, Judith Gap; Carolyn Heard, Great Falls; Mary Hickey, Moore, and Treva Snead, Paradise. On the non-partisan ballot, Bobbi Jo Quigley, Ger-aldine, was elected chief justice of the Supreme Court. The six associate justices chosen were Karen Gibson, Bozeman; Laurie Lewis, Colstrip; Roberta Nielson, Havre; Jonna Sue Pfrimmer, Kalispell; Anne Trumbull, Kalispell, and Suzanne Welch, Townsend. "The other four, in terms of physical stature, looked small, et cetera," Brown said.

"Mr. Cater deviated from that. He is one person that presents some differences." Brown said, however, that Cater's cause of death asphyxiation by strangulation and the fact that he was found in the Chattahoochee where five other victims were discovered, were enough to add his case to the others being investigated by a special police task force. The public safety commissioner said no special AfliHiiincwmnti Ml FLOWERS speak softly and eloquently! 'I FLOWERS Mil MTU mi Mured ConvMMMt Cwhf nude body was found partially submerged near the shore of the Chattahoochee, which has been the hiding place for five others. Medical examiners also said he was strangled like 16 others on the list who died of either asphyxiation or strangulation.

In addition, there were two cases where victims died of blows to the head; one was shot and another was stabbed to death. Cater and four of the previous five victims were adults while the others were 17. or less. All but two of the victims were male. The task force, which grew from six officers to over 100 in less than a year, was formed last July, one year after the first two young blacks, Edward Smith, 14, and Alfred Evans, 13, dropped from sight.

They disappeared five days apart, but their bodies were found the same day. It was the death of Aaron Wyche, 10, first thought to have died in an accidental fall from a railroad overpass in June 1980, that hardened community support for a more intense police investigation. Earlier this year, authorities said a closer investigation indicated that Wyche actually died of asphyxiation. His name was added to the list that also includes one youngster, Darron Glass, 10, who has yet to be accounted for. Also late Wednesday, police issued a "general alarm" for David Litmon, 15, who at 5-feet tall and 100 pounds, fits the general description of the victims.

He was last seen between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday at his southwest Atlanta home, police spokesman Benjamin Sims said. A general alarm requires police to step-up search efforts and issue flyers with Litmon's description, Sims said. I At the task force headquarters, where reporters have often been allowed in to use telephones in the past, those gathered outside the doors were warned to remain outside or the building would be locked.

-A task force spokesman said there were no statements expected during the nighttime hours, saying that Public Safety Commissioner Lee Brown would have nothing to say "until tomorrow (Thursday)." The flurry of activity surrounding questioning of the man followed by less than two weeks the discovery of the 28th victim's body in the Chattahoochee River that winds past Atlanta on its north and west sides. That was Nathaniel Cater, who at 27 was the oldest of the victims and at 5-foot-10-inches and 150 pounds among the largest. Despite his age and size, his name was added to the task force list because his 4 300 Switzler MICKLE WRIGHT -Memorial services-for Mary Brandy Micklew-right, age 34, will be conducted at the Dahl Memorial Chapel 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Michelle Micklew-right Education Fund, co the Montana Bank of Bozeman.

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